David Letterman Phones Katie Couric To Talk About McCain Diss

David Letterman's Katie Couric interview made headlines for Couric talking about Sarah Palin — but many, including the New York Post, were surprised that Letterman didn't talk about John McCain, and the infamous night when McCain lied to Letterman and ditched him to "return to Washington immediately," only for Letterman to find him in Couric's interview chair later that day.

Letterman fixed that Thursday night by calling Couric — who was "just hanging around, watching Oprah" — to discuss that night.

"I was all prepped to chat with you about this and you had brain synapse misfirings," Couric told him.

"Dave, I had no idea he was booked on your show," Couric said. "So, you know, he called me on my cell phone - does he have your cell phone number, Dave? He said, listen, I'm suspending my campaign, and he told me why, and I said, Senator McCain, that's interesting. You're in New York, why don't you come and do an interview so you can tell the American people rather than just tell me? Had I known he had made a commitment to you...I would've said, by all means, go do Dave's show. "

"I think you were in on this," Letterman said.

"I promise you. I had no idea until you apparently had a little cow on the air with Keith Olbermann," she responded. "And then you did that creepy Big Brother thing by stealing our video."

Dave also complained that he was left to talk to Keith Olbermann, to which Couric responded, "I feel for you, Dave."

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Comments

[RobinLandseadel]

"All I wanted to talk about was Sarah Palin. Because, uh, she did these interviews where she, she couldn't---they asked her to pick a letter in the alphabet, couldn't do it."

Next up: Wolfboy vs. Batboy.

[Skender]

Greta Van Susteren is one of them c r a z y Scientolog­ists.... 'nuff said.

[OutsiderSA]

Huh? This was Katie Couric?

[Skender]

I meant to reply to the comment below referring to Greta and her Palin pal.

[9liberal]

i love dave!!

[dana94591]

This is great!!! Behind the scenes with Dave and Katie!!

[keepemhonest]

HA HA HA HA ...... Letterman is SOOOOOO FUNNY!!!! I LOVE HIS SHOW!!!!!!

[leticia32]

Katy is funnier than Dave in this interview. She has a great laugh.

[RobinLandseadel]

Dave is pulling a Bob Hope/Jack Benny here---there's a particular genius is being able to set yourself up as the punchline to the jokes.

[ahoyhoy]

Yeah, Dave has this "last of the great ones" air about him, of truly gifted television hosts.

[diamond83]

well Greta Van Susteren is not too happy with letterman. She calls him "arrogant" and "stupid" for "disrepecting her girlfriend palin
http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2008/11/21/david-letterman-and-kathleen-kenslow-nice-or-nasty/#comment-3256501

[aznurse]

Gee, I can remember when Greta could move her lips. Didn't she become famous from the OJ trial?

[JMBrodie]

Didn't everybody at Fox become famous from the OJ trial?

Heck, I think I even became famous from the OJ trial...

[Sumocat]

I called Dave the least forgiving man on TV, but even I thought he'd be sated once McCain lost. The man simply does not let go of any offense. Canned hams for everyone!

[RadLeftVetPatriot]

But I'm not bitter.

[ahoyhoy]

I think he forgot to ask Katie the first day because he IS over it. He had to have someone remind him of the episode.

He said, the night after the election" You don't show up for me, America doesn't show up for you!" Or something like that, just inflating his importance as a joke. Since then, he hasn't talked about it much if at all.

All he thought to talk to Katie about are Sarah Palin outtakes---He asked her like 8 times!

As far as "letting go," Dave has to fill an hour every night. By drawing out the offense over several nights, it gives the writers something to use.

It's a comedy show!

[Sumocat]

If you knew why he gives out canned hams on his show, you'd know he doesn't let things go.